NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

 

Notice is hereby given that the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) is requesting sealed proposals for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and other Contract Documents, known as KTA Contract No. 4800, Leavenworth County, Kansas

 

TYPE OF WORK: Reconstruct 222nd Street (CR-1) from K-32 to US-24/40, construct ramps and toll plazas for new I-70 (KTA) interchange, construct/relocated 222nd Street (CR-1) and US-24/40 intersection, grading, paving, and bridges. 

 

Bidding PLANS AND PROPOSALS may be obtained at the office of Michael L. Johnston, President/CEO, Kansas Turnpike Authority, 9401 East Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas, 67207-1804 Plans and specifications may be ordered by telephone, (316) 682-4537, ext. 2232, or e-mail, mdaniels@ksturnpike.com. Non-refundable costs of plans and specifications is as follows:

 

Plan and Specification Costs                                    Half Size       Full Size

                                                                             11”x18”        22”x36”

Volume 1 – Interchange                                             $50              $100

Volume 2 – 222nd Street (County Road 1)                              $50              $100

Volume 3 – Cross Sections                                                  $50              $100

 

Compact Disc (CD) 1 – Interchange                          1 Each:           $20

Compact Disc (CD) 2 – 222nd Street (County Road 1)  1 Each:           $20

 

Geotechnical Report – Interchange                                     1 Each:           $20

Geotechnical Report – 222nd Street (County Road 1)   1 Each:           $20

 

MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE:  A mandatory pre-bid conference for this project is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Kansas Turnpike Authority Topeka Headquarters, 3939 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, Kansas.  Contractors wishing to bid on these projects are required to attend the pre-bid conference in accordance with Special Provision.

 

PRE-QUALIFICATION:  Contractors wishing to bid this project must be pre-qualified by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

 

SEALED PROPOSALS:  Sealed proposals will be accepted at the Capital Plaza Hotel, 1717 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.  Should a Contractor wish to submit a proposal prior to that time, it will be accepted at the Kansas Turnpike Authority Topeka Office at 3939 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas, 66609 until Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 12:00 pm.  All proposals will be opened and read publicly at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in the Emerald Room at the Capital Plaza Hotel, 1717 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas.  Facsimile bids will not be accepted. Proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of bid and made payable to the Kansas Turnpike Authority as guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and give a performance bond as required if awarded the contract.

 

The award of each contract shall be in accordance with the provisions of Standard Specifications of the Kansas Department of Transportation, edition 2007, and will be based upon the summation of the products of the unit prices and the approximate quantities.

 

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularity therein, to determine which is the lowest responsible bid most suitable to the Authority.

 

 

                                                KANSAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

                                                MICHAEL JOHNSTON, President/CEO